SSC GK Previous year Questions: GK Part- XIV

196. Which of the following is the most commonly used bleaching agent?

(a) alcohol 

(b) carbon dioxide 

(c) chlorine 

(d) Sodium chloride

197. Animals that live in tree trunks are known as

(a) Arboreal 

(b) Volant 

(c) Amphibious 

(d) Aquatic

198. Arrange the dynasties of Delhi Sultanate in the chronological order:

1. Tughlaq 2. Lodis 3. Saiyyad 4. Ilbari Turk(Salve) 5. Khilji

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 

(b) 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 

(c) 2, 4, 5, 3, 1

(d) 4, 5, 1, 3, 2

199. Who among the following was the author of the book ‘The Indian War of Independence’?

(a) Krishna Verma 

(b) Madame Carna 

(c) B.G. Tilak

(d) V.D. Savarkar

200. When two countries exchange commodities, it is known as

(a) Balance of trade 

(b) Bilateral trade 

(c) Volume of trade

(d) Multilateral trade

201. Which of the following is used to prevent soil erosion on hill slopes?

(a) Afforestation 

(b) Crop Rotation 

(c) Water logging

(d) Contour farming

202.The term ‘Geography’ was coined by

(a) Ptolemy 

(b) Eratosthenese 

(c) Hacataus 

(d) Herodotus

203. _____________are known as the “ecological hot spot of India”?

(a) Western Ghats 

(b) Eastern Ghats 

(c) Western Himalayas

(d) Sunderbans

204. Which of the following can be used to determine the age of Earth?

(a) Geological Time Scale 

(b) Radio-Metric Dating

(c) Gravity method 

(d) Fossilization method

205. Who among the following defeated Harshvardhana?

(a) Prabhakaravardhana 

(b) Pulakesin II

(c) Narasimhasvarma Pallava 

(d) Sasanka

206. The Mughal emperor___________was illiterate.

(a) Jahangir 

(b) ShahJahan 

(c) Akbar 

(d) Aurangazeb

207. When did India attain the ‘Dominion Status’?

(a) 15th January, 1947 

(b) 15th August, 1947

(c) 15th August, 1950 

(d) 15th October, 1947

208. Which of the following countries did Karl Marx belong to?

(a) Germany 

(b) Holland 

(c) France 

(d) Britain

209. The origin of the term ‘Caste’ is

(a) Portuguese 

(b) Dutch 

(c) German 

(d) English

210. What is a formalised system of trading agreements among groups of countries is known as?

(a) Trading blocks 

(b) Trade ventures 

(c) Trade partners

(d) Trade organizations